An aspiring rapper was among three people wounded in a shooting in Overtown this weekend, according to the rapper’s mother.
Andre Scott, known to his fans as Young Scrilla, had been in Overtown on Saturday evening to film a music video, the same night someone opened fire. Police cordoned off an area where a car rammed into an Overtown sign.
It was unclear whether the shooting occurred while the music video was being filmed or at some point afterward.
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Scott’s mother, Denise Scott, called her son a “good kid” who stays busy recording music and performing at concerts. She said she thinks she knows the reason why the shooting occurred.
“I think it’s a lot of empty-hearted people out here. It’s a lot of jealousy,” she said. “They’re doing it out of spite."
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Neighbors near Nineteenth Street and Third Avenue, close to where the shooting happened, said they had noticed a parade of pricey vehicles drive up and down the street earlier in the evening.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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